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4 280* Australian Mountain Thrush (Ground), King Thrush, 

 13 Turdus (Orcocichla) lunulata, N.S.W., V., S.A. 



Stat. c. coastal scru'bs. mt. gullies 10.5 

 Upper brown marked with blaek half-moons; under white 

 stained buff on breast, flanks, marked with black half- 

 moons; f., Sim. Snails, insects, worms. 

 1 280ASong Thrush, T. musicus, Eur., W. Asia, India, A. 

 24 (introduced). Stat. c. gardens 9 



Upper brown; breast yellowish spotted brown; throat, 

 abdomen white; f., sim. Snails, insects, worms. 

 Famous singer. 



5 281* White-fronted Chat, Banded Tintac, Tang, Ringlet 

 5 (e), Clipper, Nun, Dottrel (e), Jenny-Wren (e), 



Ballyhead, Gar, Ringneck (e), Epthianura albi- 

 frons, Bass St. Is., T., A exc. N. Ter. 

 Insects. Dull metallic "tang." Mig. v.c. grass 4.5 



Forehead, face, under, tip tail white; back gray; band on 

 chest, wings, tail black; f.,* duller, faint band on chest. 

 282* Crimson-breasted Chat (Tricolored), Saltbush Can- 

 ary (e), E. tricolor, A. exc. N. Ter. Mig. r. timber 4.3 

 Crown, base tail, breast, abdomen scarlet; face, back of 

 head, back dark-brown; tip-tail spotted white; throat, 

 under bnse tail white; f., duller. Insects. 

 283 Orange-fronted Chat, Saltbush Canary, E, aurifrons, 



A. exc. N. Ter. Nom. r. open plains 4.3 



Head, upper base tail, under golden-orange; back brown; 

 tip tail spotted white; chin black; f., duller. Grass- 

 hoppers, other insects. 

 F. 127. SYLVIIDAE (79), WARBLERS (Whitethroar, Black- 

 cap (Br.), Chiffchaff), 525 sp.— 107(102) A.. 

 137(84)0., i08(22)P., 267(228)E., l(0)Nc. 



British Skylark often receives the credit for the harmony of 

 our four Skylarks. Two belong to this family, and two come 

 later with the Larks and Pipits. One is larger and darker on 

 the breast, hence the name Black-breasted Song-Lark. I saw 

 many of these birds, when examining the glacial deposits at Hal- 

 let's Cove, near Adelaide. As there was a continuous chorus 

 of these fine songsters above the crops, the reason for the name 

 Harvest Birds was apparent. 



The Thrush family (Turdidae) includes the British Song 

 Thrush, Blackbird, Nightingale, and many other famous songsters. 

 The Australian Mountain-Thrush is larger and more prettily 

 marked, but is not such a good songster as its European cousin — 

 the Song-Thrush. It, however, has one of its calls closely similar 

 to one of the calls of its more famous relative. It is a quiet, 

 shy bird, though I walked within five feet of one this morning as 

 it was busy digging up worms on the lawn in the Melbourne 

 Botanic Gardens. I left it at work pleased that my presence 

 had caused no feeling of fear in so beautiful and so shy a bird. 

 Its beautiful moss-covered nest is built even so early as July. 



